Origin of bid1

before 900;Middle Englishbidden,Old Englishbiddan to beg, ask; cognate with Old Frisianbidda,Old Saxonbiddian,Old High Germanbittan (Germanbitten), Old Norsebithja,Gothicbidjan; all < Germanic*bid-ja- (< Indo-European*bhidh-) command, akin to Greekpeíthein to persuade, inspire with trust, English bide